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After-school snacks don’t have to be boring. Give your kids something to look forward to. Customize it so there is something for everyone.
Snack Board Ideas
The best part about snack boards is that they are 100% customizable. You can literally add anything and everything you like.
- Sandwiches – cut them into shapes with a cookie cutter
- Fresh fruit – use berries, sliced apples, clementines, watermelon slices
- Cheese – good choices for kids are American, gouda, mild cheddar, cheddar jack
- Bite-Sized cookies and crackers– buy individual-sized bags of different types of cookies and crackers or use what you have in the pantry
- Popcorn – kids love popcorn and I always have some in my pantry
- Nuts – use whatever type of nuts your kids like. If they have nut allergies, do not use nuts
- Chicken nuggets, mini hotdogs, sausage slices
- Chips and Dip
- Fresh veggies – carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli
How to Make Kid-Friendly Sandwiches
- Use seasonal or shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes for sandwiches.
- I made peanut butter and jelly and ham and cheese sandwiches.
- For the PBJ, use a circle cookie cutter and add googly eyes by using a toothpick and a little bit of peanut butter added to the back of the eyes to act like glue and stick to the bread.
- For the ham and cheese sandwich, use a square cookie cutter and then cut the sandwich diagonally. Top them with star-shaped cheese slices which are cut using a star-shaped cookie cutter. Use the same method to stick the stars to the sandwiches using mayonnaise instead of peanut butter as the “glue”.
Let’s Assemble the After-School Snack Board
- Line a small board or serving tray with parchment paper.
- Place the sandwiches on the board.
- Add small ingredients to small bowels and place them between the sandwiches.
- Fill in the spaces with all of the bite-sized snacks.
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- Use seasonal cookie cutters to cut sandwiches and cheese slices.
- Use seasonal ingredients on the board.
- Make the boards age-appropriate for the kids’ abilities and tastes.
- Add googly eye to cheese pieces and sandwiches.
- Make individual trays so each person has their own snack board.
- By the way, older kids and college kids also love these snack boards.
More KKM Kids-Friendly Recipes and Ideas
- Eight Kid-Friendly Yogurt Bowls
- Skillet Blondie Cookie – serve it with ice cream
- Crunchy Peanut Butter Energy Balls
- Quiche Egg Boats
After School Snack Board
After-school snacks don’t have to be boring. Give your kids something to look forward to. Customize it so there is something for everyone.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Sandwiches – cut them into shapeswith a cookie cutter.
- Fresh fruit – use berries, slicedapples, clementines, watermelon slices.
- Cheese – good choices for kids are American, gouda, mild cheddar, cheddar jack.
- Bite-Sized cookies and crackers–buy individual-sized bags of different types of cookies and crackers or use what you have in the pantry.
- Popcorn – kids love popcorn and Ialways have some in my pantry.
- Nuts – use whatever type of nuts your kids like. If they have nut allergies, do not use nuts.
- Chicken nuggets, mini hotdogs, and sausage slices.
- Chips and Dip.
- Fresh veggies – carrots, celery,cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, and brocccli .
Instructions
To Make Kid-Friendly Sandwiches
- Use seasonal or shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes for sandwiches. I made peanut butter and jelly and ham and cheese sandwiches.
- For the PBJ, use a circle cookie cutter and add googly eyes by using a toothpick and a little bit of peanut butter added to the back of the eyes to act like glue and stick to the bread.
- For the ham and cheese sandwich, use a square cookie cutter and then cut the sandwich diagonally. Top them with star-shaped cheese slices which you also cut using a star-shaped cookie cutter. Use the same method to stick the stars to the sandwiches using mayonnaise instead of peanut butter as the "glue".
To Assemble the Board
- Line a small board or serving tray with parchment paper.
- Place the sandwiches on the board.
- Add small ingredients to small bowels and place them between the sandwiches.
- Fill in the spaces with the other bite-sized snacks.
Notes
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- Use seasonal cookie cutters to cut sandwiches and cheese slices.
- Use seasonal ingredients on the board.
- Make the boards age-appropriate for the kids’ abilities and tastes.
- Add googly eye to cheese pieces and sandwiches.
- Make individual trays so each person has their own snack board.
- By the way, older kids and college kids also love these snack boards.
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